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    Guía de práctica clínica para la prevención, diagnóstico, tratamiento, rehabilitación y seguimiento de la enfermedad pulmonar obstructiva crónica

    Generar cambios en la práctica clínica por medio de recomendaciones sencillas y claramente aplicables sobre el manejo nutricional y la actividad física, como medidas de prevención secundaria de dislipidemia en la población general. Proponer la estrategia de tamización más eficiente conducente al d...

    Guía de práctica clínica para el diagnóstico, tratamiento y rehabilitación funcional de la esquizofrenia

    Brindar estrategias basadas en la evidencia que le permitan al personal de salud evaluar, tratar y realizar la rehabilitación psicosocial inicial a pacientes adultos con diagnóstico de esquizofrenia. Ayudar en la toma de decisiones al clínico sobre: El uso de estrategias de evaluación diagnóstica co...

    Weight management: lifestyle services for overweight or obese adults

    This guideline covers multi-component lifestyle weight management services including programmes, courses, clubs or groups provided by the public, private and voluntary sector. The aim is to help people lose weight and become more physically active to reduce the risk of diseases associated with obesity. T...

    Guidelines for the prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia and their implementation. The Spanish "Zero-VAP" bundle

    Med. intensiva; 38 (4), 2014
    "BACKGROUND: ""Zero-VAP"" is a proposal for the implementation of a simultaneous multimodal intervention in Spanish intensive care units (ICU) consisting of a bundle of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) prevention measures. METHODS/DESIGN: An initiative of the Spanish Societies of Intensive Care Med...

    Fourth Canadian Consensus Conference on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Dementia: recommendations for family physicians

    Can. fam. physician; 60 (5), 2014
    "OBJECTIVE: To revise diagnostic strategies for Alzheimer disease (AD), update recommendations on symptomatic treatment of dementia, and provide an approach to rapidly progressive and early-onset dementias. COMPOSITION OF THE COMMITTEE: Experts and delegates representing relevant disciplines from divers...

    Guidelines for enhanced recovery after elective colorectal surgery

    Ann. fr. anesth. reanim; 33 (5), 2014
    Early recovery after surgery provides patients with all means to counteract or minimize the deleterious effects of surgery. This concept is suitable for a surgical procedure (e.g., colorectal surgery) and comes in the form of a clinical pathway that covers three periods (pre-, intra- and postoperative). ...

    Pressure ulcers: prevention and management

    This guideline covers risk assessment, prevention and treatment in children, young people and adults at risk of, or who have, a pressure ulcer (also known as a bedsore or pressure sore). It aims to reduce the number of pressure ulcers in people admitted to secondary or tertiary care or receiving NHS care...

    Consensus statement: recommendations for the management of metabolic bone disease in human immunodeficiency virus patients

    "OBJECTIVE: To provide practical recommendations for the evaluation and treatment of metabolic bone disease in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) patients. PARTICIPANTS: Members of scientific societies related to bone metabolism and HIV: Grupo de Estudio de Sida (GeSIDA), Sociedad Española de Endocrino...

    Use of probiotics for management of acute gastroenteritis: a position paper by the ESPGHAN Working Group for Probiotics and Prebiotics

    The use of probiotics has been suggested in the treatment of acute gastroenteritis (AGE) in addition to early rehydration and avoidance of dietary restrictions. This document provides recommendations for the use of probiotics for the treatment of AGE in previously healthy infants and children based on a ...

    Parenteral Nutrition Ordering, Order Review, Compounding, Labeling, and Dispensing

    "BACKGROUND: Parenteral nutrition (PN) is a high-alert medication available for patient care within a complex clinical process. Beyond application of best practice recommendations to guide safe use and optimize clinical outcome, several issues are better addressed through evidence-based policies, procedu...